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Was the road to Flint paved by frackers?

By Mark | February 16, 2016

A few weeks ago I posed a question here based on something Flint attorney Alec Gibbs had told me back in 2014 about the possible origins of the KWA pipeline. “Could the Flint water crisis have its origins in a desire to open up new areas of Michigan to fracking?,” I asked. And, since then, […]

Posted in energy, Environment, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alec Gibbs, American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Andy Dillon, Ed Kurtz, Flint, Flint water crisis, fracking, John Wilson, Karegnondi Water Authority, KWA, lead, Rick Snyder, Western Land Services | 14 Comments

Could the Flint water crisis have its origins in a desire to open up new areas of Michigan to fracking?

By Mark | January 17, 2016

In July of 2014 I interviewed Flint attorney Alec Gibbs about the state takeover of Flint, why it happened, and the damage that, by that point, was already underway. It was a great discussion. And, because Gibbs got into a lot of depth not only about what had happened in Flint, but the history of […]